South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-11-25

ton ever the subject" he Gays, "~e
will make bill. We will let come
IN free everything we can make; pu,
a tax on that which We cannot make
this ia the cum aud substance OF pro-
lection" As to tax legislation hi.
plan Is simple: Keep the tax on spir-
its and abolisL the tex on tobacco and
sugar. giving bounty to sngar ra,s
crs 10 encourage farmers 20 raise beet
sugar. II surplus Is left in the
treasury he would distribute Il among
the States. but only to such States as
were in the Union in 1897. A fair
count in the Soath he would secure
by having Congress create boards OF
election TO manage mat ers The
| defect in the plau Is that il would
not work to suit Mr.. Sherman unless
Mr.. Sherman were President, which
he will probably never be
I
The Virginia Conference, n. f..
Church, South, in session a, Dlnvillc,
on Saturday passed the following re
solution by rising vote:
Whereas, The Methodist Episc ,pll
Church South has always borne
strong Testimony against tn, thea :
tres; and
Where's. 1hs pa.ronizins OF theat-
r:cal exhibitions by protesting Chris
tians has by recent occurrences teeu
given uausual prominence aud
Whereas, The situation seem. to
justify an expression on this subject
by the conference; therefore,
Resolved, That We are profoundly
convinced OF the evil charac' err and
influence of The theatre and Of it,
power as promoter of irreligion, i'm :.
morality and vice.
Resolved, Tha. we mos. sffection-
ate'y snd earnestly expcc. our people
to Sc, their faces against this thing as
a diversion which cannot be used 10
the name of the Lord.
*x*
Mr. DANIEL b. LUCAS, cho holds
an appointment from Gov. Wilson as
United States Senator from this State,
is now in Washington. Mr.. Lucas
has sent brief TO every member Of
the Senate setting forth the grounds
on which be claims the seat, and the
reasons, as he views them, why the
election Of Judge Faulkner by the
West Virginia Legislature st its spe-
cisl session should no, he regarded as
valid. Mr.. Lucas Gays be is quite cons
fident of the Legality OF bis claim 10
The seat, and does not see how the
| Senate Can refuse TO seat him, II
BIT. Lucas should be admitted, he
would only serve until the selection
Of another Senator by the Legislature
10 he elected next year, but Mr..
Faulkner If admitted would serve for
six years from last March, the time
at which Senator Camden's term ex-
pired. 1t is said that neither Mr..
Lucas nor Mr.. Faulkner has made any
attempt to draw the salary of Sena-
tor, so whichever one OF them Is ad.
United will have nine months accu-
INFLATED salary to put in his pocket.
In the Indiana case it is understood
that Judge Turpie has drawn the SAL
nj NIL u
signature OF the President Of the Sen.
ate is required ss a preliminary TO
this, and The inference, there fore. is
that Senator Ingalls,, the President OF
the Senate for one republican, enter.
:aius no doubt as to Mr.. Tutpie's
right 10 the seat.
~
Some OF our subscribers complained
to us this week because we, as they
thought. got left on the report that
Judge Faulkner would be sworn in
as United States Senator the first day
OF the approaching session Of Con-
eres9. BY reading the following from
the w. Va Dem Graf, we Ihink they
will sec why we didn't publish that
news" as so many other bright
lights OF the profession did. And
right here we would like TO remark
that any political news found in the
InIelligencer is mighty apt TO be
correct.
"Ihe Parkershurg Sen tinel says IL
has "priva'c Information that Gen.
McCook. secretary Of the Senate, had
put Judge Faulkner's name on the
roll Of Senator'S, and hs would be
called and sworn In on the first day
Of the sessiOn.
Now, We have some knowledge Of
the usages OF the Senate, and were
therefore very much nstonishpd that
respcc, able journal should fail into
such a blunder. The Sentinel has
been imposed upon. its "priyate
information" is wrong
The Secretary OF the Senate has no
power " put any neE members name
on the roster. Tho roll is not ca'lel
in the Senale ne in he House. On
the first dag, at IL O'clock, the Sen.
s;e is called to order by The Presid-